| 100% | ACUTE | 5 | With 8-Across, feature of "V," but not "L" |
| 55% | RIVER | 5 | With 8-Across, triangular feature of a mouth |
| 53% | NIGHT | 5 | With 8-Across, group of workers who are not work-a-day? |
| 52% | HARDG | 5 | Feature of Greece but not Germany |
| 52% | ELS | 3 | Features of lollipops but not suckers? |
| 52% | DIALTONES | 9 | Features of landlines but not cellphones |
| 51% | LONGU | 5 | Feature of "butte" but not "but" |
| 51% | SILENTU | 7 | Feature of "guilt" but not "gilt" |
| 51% | SILENTU | 7 | Feature of "guitar" but not "lute" |
| 51% | HARDG | 5 | Feature of Goliath, but not giants |
| 51% | TENSE | 5 | Feature of English, but not Chinese |
| 51% | TILDE | 5 | Feature of jalapeños, but not serranos |
| 51% | ANTLERS | 7 | Features of bucks, but not does |
| 50% | BRAN | 4 | Feature of brown, but not white, rice |
| 49% | LACES | 5 | Feature of sneakers, typically, but not loafers |
| 48% | DIALTONE | 8 | Feature of a landline, but not a cellphone |
| 48% | LUNG | 4 | Feature of a frog, but not a tadpole |
| 48% | FRET | 4 | Feature of a viol, but not most violins |
| 48% | DOT | 3 | Feature of a j but not a J |
| 48% | RIDGE | 5 | Feature of a quarter but not a nickel |
| 48% | SERIF | 5 | Feature of Times New Roman, but not Arial |
| 48% | TAIL | 4 | Feature of a kangaroo but not a koala |
| 48% | ROOF | 4 | Feature of a yurt, but not a teepee |
| 48% | SPINES | 6 | Features of cacti and thesauri, but not octopi |
| 47% | DRYHEAT | 7 | Feature of a 95° day in Phoenix, but not Miami |
| 47% | DOT | 3 | Feature of a lowercase "j" but not a capital "J" |
| 47% | DIERESIS | 8 | Feature of the Brontë sisters but not the Brothers Grimm? |
| 45% | SALAD | 5 | With 8-Across, period of youthful innocence |
| 45% | POUND | 5 | With 8-Across, bits of British currency |
| 44% | RIDGE | 5 | Feature of a dime or a quarter but not a nickel or a penny |